Monday, January 08, 2007

in kerala, it's hindus who are being wiped out

jan 8th, 2007

as the entire wealth of the state is in the hands of the christists and mohammedans.

the only thing in which hindus lead: suicides. 92% of the suicides are hindus, although hindus are less than 50% of the population. a hindu is 12 times more likely to commit suicide than a semite in kerala.

NEW DELHI: As the committee under retired judge Rajender Sachchar was busyculling out figures of Muslim deprivation, a more generic exercise was beingcarried out in Kerala by an influential socio-scientific organisation - and with dramatically different results.

Results of the survey titled 'Kerala: How It Lives, How It Thinks' areenough to shatter traditional postulations and shows that it isn't minorityMuslims or Christians, but Hindus comprising 54.47% of the state's estimated3.2 crore population who are at the economic downside.

But hold on. The study is not the handiwork of any radical right wing group,but the Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad whose Marxist antecedents are well known.

Hindus, according to numbers compiled by it, constitute the major chunk ofthe state's poor with an astounding 39.3 lakh living below the poverty line.

The majority community also trails in land holdings. While a privilegedHindu family owns only an average of 0.69 acres, a Muslim family owns 0.77acre and a Christian family, 1.264 acre.

The report published in September this year says only 80.1% of Hindu housesare in a livable condition, less than that of Muslims ( 89.7%) and Christians(83.6%).

Also only 90.4% Hindu homes have a toilet as against 93.8% Muslim and 94%Christian homes. In 18.75% Hindu dwellings, the water is not safe comparedto only 11.55% Muslim homes and 15% Christian.

The minority communities are also ahead in electrification of houses andaccess to pipe water. Also, 14.5% Hindu houses are in danger of waterlog-ging suggesting they are not located uptown. Corresponding figures for Muslims and Christians are 12.8% and 10.9% respectively.

One reason for the better showing by Muslims could be the large Gulfremittance, says Parishad vice president K P Aravindan, who edited thereport.

As the results show, 34.5% Muslim families have Gulf income against 11.61%Christian and 10.4% Hindu. The Christian community, however, leaves othersfar behind on most economic indicators.

Even in matter of dowry, Christians lead the tally with 80% families following it. Muslims tag along at 76%. Though less, Hindus too are yet torid themselves of the social evil with 52% still under its grip.

Christians also top the per capita income chart at Rs 21,897 followed by Hindus Rs 17,762 and Muslims Rs 17,538. Statistics on unemployment alsothrow up some interesting combinations.

The rate is highest among Muslims at 17% followed by Christians at 14.6% andHindus at 14.3% . But on a caste wise break-up, it is more rampant among theforwards (14.8%) compared to SCs (13.1%) and STs (14.6%).

Reached for comments, Kerala social welfare minister P K Sreemati Teachertold TOI that she was yet to see the report.

But BJP reacted predictably with the party's state vice president VMuraleedharan demanding setting up of a committee to study the condition ofHindus in the state.

Hi Rajeev, Here only way out is to support Mr. Vellappilli Natesan for the unity of all the hindus in kerala. I think this is what is needed now. Neglect the NSS leaders..Being from Nair community i can honestly say that most of my community members will join hands with Natesan if he is really serious about it. Only such a movement will help hindus in kerala now..-Prakash.